D4K Communications

D4K Communications is a boutique website design and development company serving the academic and non-profit sectors. We create Designs 4 Knowledge.

Our Services

We offer a full range of custom integrated web services, including:

site design

custom programming

database management

strategic planning

domain acquisition

server hosting

employee training

Specializing in sites for academics and small- to mid-size non-profit organizations, we have particular expertise with the Drupal content management system and how to use it for: data collection, conferences, newsletters, feedback forms, bibliographies, social networking, knowledge transfer, data visualization, research documents, bilingual websites, and sites that target low-literacy users and people with disabilities.

Philip Kiff, Lead Designer and Developer

Philip Kiff has been working with academics and non-profit organizations for two decades. In graduate school at York University he worked as a course instructor, served as student President, designed the student handbook, and built a database for the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Eager to find practical applications for his bilingual communication skills, he took his MA and headed to New Brunswick. In Fredericton, he worked for Easter Seals, collaborating with partners across the country on a federal health information website.

That early work kindled a passion for universal design, web standards and accessibilty. Inspired by the early pioneers of what is now called responsive web design, he immersed himself in advanced coding techniques. At ABC Life Literacy Canada he honed his visual design and marketing skills. And the Institute for Work & Health provided the chance to work again with academics on a wide range of print and web design projects. Philip has consistently sought to surround himself with those who share his faith in the power of the web to inform and educate in a beautiful way. Now he has bundled that wealth of experience and commitment into his own company: D4K Communications.